Bill Dufour
01-01-2018, 1:18 AM
This news is one year old but I only found out recently. California last year had the most snow for decades and many tress blew over from high winds. This season very little rain or snow so far. Many ski resorts still not opened.
Bill D
on edit:
The big inland Sequoia Gigantia are too big and the wood shatters into splinters only good for stakes when they come down. That is why they were never logged out. I have heard they are experimenting with growing them commercially and harvesting when they will be only 100-200 years old. they should be small enough that felling them will not cause problems.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/09/508919216/iconic-sequoia-tunnel-tree-brought-down-by-california-storm
Bill D
on edit:
The big inland Sequoia Gigantia are too big and the wood shatters into splinters only good for stakes when they come down. That is why they were never logged out. I have heard they are experimenting with growing them commercially and harvesting when they will be only 100-200 years old. they should be small enough that felling them will not cause problems.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/09/508919216/iconic-sequoia-tunnel-tree-brought-down-by-california-storm